In 2016, Ricciardo set the fastest lap but couldn't secure a podium finish in front of his home fans.

There was a time, however, when the Australian's time behind the wheel wasn't all about foot-to-the-floor racing.

Ricciardo, who was tipped to be a contender at Albert Park, said he had been potentially "robbed" of a front row start.

"When you come to another circuit where you don't need all that downforce that's sometimes where they perhaps struggle, but I think they will be very hard to beat this weekend". Merc [Mercedes] and Ferrari and us.

"I had dirt bikes, off-road bikes - and me and my friends liked going camping and just getting away". The joy was short-lived, however, as he was disqualified soon after for a mechanical infringement that was no fault of his own.

"It has to be more fun [in 2018]", said Ricciardo, who started the 2017 race from the pit lane after his auto stopped prior to the formation lap.

While Mercedes had gone under the radar on the pre-season timesheets, it was a throwaway line by the team's technical director James Allison after the conclusion of testing that was ominous, Allison suggesting last year's Mercedes would be "utterly hopeless" compared with the W09.

"I'd left home and sacrificed a bit, so I wanted to do it properly, with no regrets and take away a lot of memories of the travel".

Ricciardo therefore entered qualifying with the sanction hanging over him, and was a low-key fifth in Q3, meaning he will drop to eighth on the grid.

The Western Australian will have additional motivation to start the year positively, with his contract finishing at the end of the season.

"The stewards also found that Ricciardo slowed by as much as 175km/h from his fast times at Turn 12 and was consistently and significantly slower in the final three turns, indicating that he was fully complying with the requirements of appendix H of the International Sporting Code", added the FIA's report.

"I don't have an answer", Hamilton said.

"It's not to discredit Lewis, not at all, but I think even him at 90% with that package, he still would've got pole. Ask me in six months' time".

Protesters twice tried to get on I-5 on Friday night but were blocked by California Highway Patrol officers wearing helmets. The protesters made a chain around the arena before the start of the game, preventing people from going into the building.

He had hit each of his previous two deliveries for four, crunching Morkel through long-off before slapping him over point. Opening batsman Elgar had scored 106 when De Villiers was dismissed and batted with more fluency than usual.

Friday saw European leaders issue a tough joint statement pinning the blame for the poisoning in Salisbury on Russian Federation . A British judge said on Thursday that both victims may have suffered brain damage from the attack.

Kevin De Bruyne can't stop creating goals at the moment, making the £55 million he was snapped up for look cheap as chips. He has 36 in all competitions this season, the most by a Liverpool player in a debut campaign for the club.

One of those officials was responsible for British soccer fans headed to Russian Federation for the games, according to Johnson. While the report was not disputed by the White House, it was implied that whoever leaked them may be subjected to dismissal.

The law also requires doctors who perform abortions after 15 weeks to submit reports detailing the circumstances of each case . There is just one abortion clinic left in the state of MS and it is located in the state capitol Jackson.

The strike against the nuclear plant shows that "when Israel is left alone, it reacts and with extreme force", he added. It is the second time that Israel has acknowledged destroying the nuclear reactor of an enemy country.

Trump is likely reintroducing conflict and chaos into his national security team, which under fired national security adviser H.R. John Bolton becoming President Trump's national security adviser may bring additional changes to the National Security Council.

In short, if YouTube starts swamping music lovers with ads, why would they subscribe? It now has 71 million subscribers. With 159 million monthly active users, 88 million people around the world use the service's free, ad-supported service.

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks to supporters during a rally near the Kremlin in Moscow , Sunday, March 18, 2018. Several videos authenticated by the Associated Press show some election violations, including ballot box stuffing.

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